Former interim lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira has revealed he was unable to train for almost 20 days ahead of his return over the weekend at UFC 309, suffering a ligament injury in his knee in the weeks before his title eliminator rematch with Michael Chandler.
Oliveira, the current number two ranked lightweight contender, returned to the winner’s enclosure at UFC 309 over the course of the weekend at Madison Square Garden, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) victory against former title challenger, Michael Chandler.
Showing off his vast striking expertise against the former Bellator MMA star, Oliveira would pin Chandler to the Octagon fence on numerous occasions throughout their five round co-headliner at The Garden, as well as threatening with a volley of submission chokes after taking Chandler to the canvas with a variety of takedowns.